5404 FOUNTAIN AVE

How does 5404 FOUNTAIN AVE compare with other senior living community buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 32 senior living community buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 5404 FOUNTAIN AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 32 compares with an average of 77 across the 31 that report a score; it scores higher than 6% of them and lower than 90%. Its site EUI of 108.0 kBtu/ft² is about 38% above the average of 78.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 38,924 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 75,333 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1950, 34 years earlier than the group's average year built (1984). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².

How has 5404 FOUNTAIN AVE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 5404 FOUNTAIN AVE, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 91 in 2018 to 32 in 2025 (-59 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 97. Site EUI moved from 81.2 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 108.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 33% increase. Reported emissions went from 190 tCO₂e to 233 tCO₂e over the same span (up 23%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 32 mean?

ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 32 means the building performs better than about 32% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 32 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 43 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Los Angeles, 63% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.

Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. 5404 FOUNTAIN AVE's 108.0 kBtu/ft² across 38,924 sq ft works out to about 4.2 billion Btu (1,232 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 226.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,061 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 5404 FOUNTAIN AVE to report its energy use?

5404 FOUNTAIN AVE reports under LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE), the legal basis of Los Angeles's Existing Buildings Energy & Water Efficiency (EBEWE) program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2025 disclosure (source record la:468668857017:2025). EBEWE requires annual benchmarking plus audits/retro-commissioning every five years for privately owned buildings of 20,000 sq ft or more; non-compliance carries a $202 fee (LAMC §91.9712) plus possible late fees.